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Genesis 23:1-25:18: Believers’ bargain bonanza from Sarah and Rivkah

Why did Abraham the nomadic “father of faith” pay so much for a tomb for his wife Sarah? What’s the connection between Abraham’s and King David’s picking a certain son as the successor over other, older sons? Are does the symbol of a well in the account of Yitzkhak marrying Rivkah and in Yeshua’s encounter with the Samaritan woman teach us about the Mashiakh’s work of bringing new life out of death? These are questions tackled in this discussion of the Torah portion Chayei Sarah (“life of Sarah”), covering Genesis 23-25.

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Negotiations for Sarah’s burial and the deed to Hebron (Genesis 23)

A biblical-style illustration depicting an elderly man with long gray hair and a beard, wearing a brown robe, engaged in a negotiation with two other men who are writing on scrolls. The setting is a rocky, desert-like landscape with a warm golden sky. The text overlay reads, 'Negotiations for Sarah's burial and the deed to Hebron' with 'Genesis 23' highlighted below.

The events around Sarah’s death are not mentioned simply as a marker of time. She was a prominent person in her own right. Her Biblical biography is the only one of a woman that mentions her age at the time of her death as well as the elaborate negotiations surrounding the location of her final repose. The negotiations for her burial place have implications into the present day.